Show Tan ing My Husband 7 I By Kathleen Fox I Co Copyright 1911 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- I New paper paper Syndicat Syndicate New York City x CHAPTER 53 Harmless but B p Butterfly Oh as far as that's c concerned said Crittenden in response to my defense of Elizabeth as harmless as any other butterfly one would meet on on n a summer day But I hope Jack wont won't her serious pay any attention to any attention And while neither Crittenden nor I knew it at the time the meeting of Elizabeth Harding and Jack Langley at our home was the beginning of their courtship I saw Elizabeth in town I one day shortly after atter they met She told me He lie had called on herI herI herI her I I am so glad clad you rou ou are to be friends Betty I said warmly Crittenden says Mr Langley Is the cleverest young youn engineer in Chicago and I think he Is such a charming young man to to know Yes said Elizabeth a little more I color showing In her pink and white ch cheeks he is a nice young man man In In- In deed Indeed Betty And then a great deal more color showed in Bettys Betty's s face You are trying to tease me Bess she accused And you are trying to make It appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear he Is your jour our first beau I retorted Well v ell he is nice she repeated You said that before Betty I re reminded reminded reminded re- re minded and then we talked of other things But now as she lifted her shy sweet eyes I saw a light in them that told me unmistakably what she thought nobody but herself knew knew knew- that she liked Jack Langley Crittenden and I saw them saw them at the theatre one night a week wee or so after that I saw them first and called his attention to them Look Crittenden I said nudging him Theres your handsome young engineer with Betty he grunted She did i Humph rope I him after a a. fashion But shell she'll never ne I be able to tie that boy he boasted 0 Well Vell if appearances appearance count for anything anything any any- thing I remarked hed like it Just look at the man I really believe belleve he adores adorea her Hes said only having a good time Crittenden I smiled at and played around with a few girls before I met you So has every fellow And I re remember remember remember re- re member I wasn't the only one Interested Interested Interested Inter Inter- ested In you either That's the way it itis itis is Is I am sure sure We met them after atter the theatre and Crittenden invited them to have supper with us Then largely because of our friendly argument about them I watched both closely at the table My conclusion was not long in forming I felt that I knew he was in love with Betty and that she liked him a great deal moro more than anybody else she knew I I asked Crittenden on the way home that night why he thought Betty a butterfly butterfly but but- she doesn't flutter nutter around much socially I said Of course she with goes somewhere every summer Mrs Stewart at whose home she lives but on the whole she's a very quiet and modest little person And a a. pretty little person too too I added Too pr pretty tty said Crittenden A girl as pretty as she is never amounts to anything he finished In his usual way of passing sentence Dont make malte that a rule Crittenden I laughed Just look what a success you are and then remember you are the handsomest man in Chicago How flow did you jou ou manage to get on I I teased as he looked around at me his face re reflecting reflecting reflecting re- re the pleasure he felt at my compliment And Crittenden I went on if that were the rule Jack Langley of his sala salary sal sal- wouldn't be worth orth a nickel a ary Fie fie Crittenden Hayes Hayes' Its It's utterly ulous for you above allmen all men to condemn anybody for being good looking Crittenden was so beaten In his contention contention contention con con- and so flattered by what I had said that he asked some questions Pleasantly enough about Elizabeth isn isn't t Lets see she's an orphan she he be asked S Yes her How does docs she manage about living Her IIer father left her a a. little money money I told him h She lIves ves Inexpensively I SUppose P at Mrs Mrs' Stewarts I Well ell I guess FUess Jacks Jack's safe Balfe then then sighed Crittenden as though what I Iq had said was Vs a great Kat relief to him q Safe i I exclaimed What do you mean Crittenden 7 Simply ft that sho with all her ff good od looks will gO gunning K for some some fellow who's go th the cash F J he returned And Jack ha has nothing but what he makes and nn the distant pro prospect of Inheriting h fifty thousand or so from an uncle who vho may outlive him Yes I guess the boys boy's safe enough I said nothing i hope so so so- so said Crittenden presently Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow-A A Christmas Jollification Planned |